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O <strong>le</strong> Tala<strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i e Tusa ma <strong>le</strong> Faamatalaga a Luka<br />
faaaloalo ia i latou o e ona ni aoaoga atonu tatou te<br />
<strong>le</strong> talitonu i ai. E ao ona tatou ioe e puipuia aia tatau<br />
a isi o e ua itagia ona o o latou talitonuga.<br />
“Ou te faamanatu atu ia te outou upu nei na saunoa<br />
mai ai Iosefa Samita i <strong>le</strong> 1843:<br />
“‘Afai sa faaalia ua ou malie ia ou oti mo se<br />
“Mamona,” ua lava foi lo’u lotote<strong>le</strong> ou te tautino atu<br />
ai i luma o <strong>le</strong> lagi, ua faapea foi ona ou saunia ou te<br />
oti i <strong>le</strong> puipuia o aia tatau a se Peresipeteriane, se<br />
Papatiso, po o se tagata <strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i o soo se isi lava eka<strong>le</strong>sia;<br />
ona o <strong>le</strong>a lava mataupu e tasi o <strong>le</strong> mea e solia ai <strong>le</strong> aia<br />
tatau o tagata o <strong>le</strong> Au Paia o Aso e Gata Ai, o <strong>le</strong> a<br />
solia foi <strong>le</strong> aia tatau a tagata Katoliko Roma, po o soo<br />
se isi lava eka<strong>le</strong>sia’ (History of the Church, 5:498)”<br />
(i <strong>le</strong> Conference Report, Ape. 1995, 94–95; po o <strong>le</strong><br />
Liahona, Iulai 1995, 71).<br />
Na tusia e Elder Bruce R. McConkie:<br />
“E ui lava e <strong>le</strong> ogatasi ma <strong>le</strong> Agaga moni o Keriso, ae<br />
o <strong>le</strong>nei ofo a Iakopo ma Ioane e <strong>le</strong> faapea e matuai<br />
matuitui pe <strong>le</strong> loto faamagalo foi, e <strong>le</strong> faapea foi e moni<br />
sona faa<strong>le</strong>agaga, e pei ona foliga mai ai. Latou te iloa<br />
o <strong>le</strong> Atua o Isaraelu—o <strong>le</strong> Iesu lava <strong>le</strong>a o loo latou<br />
tutu ai i luma—na auina mai <strong>le</strong> afi mai <strong>le</strong> lagi i <strong>le</strong> o<strong>le</strong>ga<br />
a Elia ina ia faatalitonuina ai fili a <strong>le</strong> perofeta anamua.<br />
(2 Tupu 1.) Na latou iloa foi o <strong>le</strong> Atua alofa foi lava<br />
<strong>le</strong>a e tasi o <strong>le</strong> a susunuina e amio<strong>le</strong>aga i <strong>le</strong> afi i lona<br />
Afio Faalua Mai. (Malaki 4:1.) O <strong>le</strong> mea e moomia ona<br />
latou aoaoina e mo lo latou tisipenisione, i lalo o tulaga<br />
sa i ai i <strong>le</strong>na taimi (ma e mafai ona faatusatusaina i aso<br />
nei), o <strong>le</strong> savali o <strong>le</strong> tala<strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i e tatau ona agai i luma ma<br />
<strong>le</strong> alofa, onosai, uiga <strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i, ma <strong>le</strong> faapa<strong>le</strong>pa<strong>le</strong>. Ae peitai,<br />
o lo latou ofo atu e suitulaga mo puapuaga na oo i ai<br />
lo latou Matai o se faailoga <strong>le</strong>a o <strong>le</strong> te<strong>le</strong> o lo latou<br />
faatuatua. O ai ni tagata ua liuaina i <strong>le</strong> amiotonu ma<br />
manumalo i la latou galuega e faamoemoe e auina<br />
mai e <strong>le</strong> Silisiliese se afi mai <strong>le</strong> lagi e puipuia ma<br />
faamaoniaina i latou?<br />
“E oo lava i tagata sili ona faamaoni ma maua’i o nisi<br />
lava taimi e fesouaina ai i latou e <strong>le</strong> agaga o Satani nai<br />
lo <strong>le</strong> Agaga o <strong>le</strong> Alii. E ui lava latou te <strong>le</strong> malamalama<br />
i lona pogai, ae o Iakopo ma Ioane na aafia i <strong>le</strong> la<br />
talosaga atu e se agaga mai lalo ifo nai lo se Agaga mai<br />
luga” (Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 1:440).<br />
Ia uunaiina au tamaiti o <strong>le</strong> vasega e atuinaeina se<br />
faapa<strong>le</strong>pa<strong>le</strong> mo isi.<br />
Luka 9:57–62. O <strong>le</strong> ositaulaga o se mataupu<br />
faavae taua <strong>le</strong>a o <strong>le</strong> tala<strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i. E tatau ona tatou<br />
naunau e osia soo se ituaiga taulaga ina ia<br />
88<br />
mulimuli ai i a Keriso ma o tatou loto atoatoa.<br />
(15–20 minute)<br />
Faitau atu <strong>le</strong> tala moni <strong>le</strong>nei e pei ona faamatalaina ai<br />
e Peresitene Gordon B. Hinck<strong>le</strong>y, a o avea ma se tasi o <strong>le</strong> Au<br />
Peresitene Sili:<br />
“I <strong>le</strong> 1856 e silia ma <strong>le</strong> afe o <strong>le</strong> au paia, o nisi o i latou<br />
o o outou tuaa, na fetaiai ma ni faigata a o latou sopoia<br />
fanua laugatasi e agai mai [i <strong>le</strong> Vanu o Sate Leki]. Ona<br />
o <strong>le</strong> te<strong>le</strong> o tulaga <strong>le</strong> talafeagai, na faafaigata ai ona latou<br />
amata. Sa latou afatia i <strong>le</strong> aisa ma <strong>le</strong> malulu i mauga<br />
maualuluga o Uaiomi. O lo latou tulaga na faigata<br />
ona aloese mai ai se isi ma na feoti tagata i aso taitasi.<br />
“Na maua <strong>le</strong> tala e Peresitene Iaga e tusa o lo latou<br />
tulaga fita ae o <strong>le</strong> a amataina <strong>le</strong> sauniga o <strong>le</strong> konafesi<br />
aoao ia Oketopa. Na ia valaauina loa i <strong>le</strong>a lava taimi<br />
ni vaega o taava<strong>le</strong> solofanua, ave taava<strong>le</strong>, ma uta ina<br />
ia faaolatia mai ai <strong>le</strong> Au Paia. Ina ua taunuu <strong>le</strong> vaega<br />
muamua ia Matini ma lana vaega, na <strong>le</strong> lava ni taava<strong>le</strong><br />
solofanua e ave ai <strong>le</strong> au puapuagatia. Na faamalosi<br />
atu <strong>le</strong> vaega faaola ina ia faaauau pea <strong>le</strong> malaga..<br />
“Ina ua latou taunuu atu i <strong>le</strong> vaitafe e ta’u o<br />
Sweetwater ia Novema aso 3, na latou vaaia ni oga<br />
aisa o opeopea i <strong>le</strong> vaitafe. E tusa ma tulaga na oo i ai<br />
<strong>le</strong> au malaga faapea ma lo latou vaivai, na foliga mai<br />
ai e faigata ona sopoia <strong>le</strong> vaitafe. Na foliga mai o <strong>le</strong> a<br />
latou sopoia <strong>le</strong> oti pe a latou sopoia <strong>le</strong>nei vaitafe aisa.<br />
O alii sa malolosi na nonofo ifo i lalo i <strong>le</strong> e<strong>le</strong>e<strong>le</strong> ua to’a<br />
ai <strong>le</strong> aisa, e faapea foi i fafine ma tamaiti. E toate<strong>le</strong> na<br />
<strong>le</strong> mafai ona faafeagai ma ia tulaga.<br />
“Ma e ou te faitauina atu ia faamatalaga ia na tusia i<br />
tala faamaumau e faapea: ‘O alii talavou e toatolu e tai<br />
sefuluvalu tausaga <strong>le</strong> matutua, na o mai e laveai i <strong>le</strong><br />
malaga; na maofa i latou na i ai, i lo latou vaaia o nei<br />
tama o latou sii ma ave tagata mamai uma ma sopoia<br />
<strong>le</strong> vai aisa te<strong>le</strong>. Sa matua faigata te<strong>le</strong> ia tulaga ma mea<br />
na oo i ai, ma i tausaga mulimuli ane na feoti uma<br />
lava tama ia ona na mafua mai i <strong>le</strong> malulu o <strong>le</strong> vai aisa<br />
na sopoia. Ina ua logo tala ia Peresitene Iaga e tusa<br />
ma <strong>le</strong>nei tulaga lototoa, na ia tagi e pei o se tamaitiiti,<br />
ma faapea ona tauina atu i <strong>le</strong> au paia e faapea, ‘o<br />
galuega sa faia e na tama, o <strong>le</strong> a mautinoa ai lava <strong>le</strong><br />
maua e C. Al<strong>le</strong>n Huntington, George W. Grant, ma<br />
David P. Kimball o se faaolataga e faavavau i <strong>le</strong> Malo<br />
Se<strong>le</strong>sitila o <strong>le</strong> Atua, o lalolagi e <strong>le</strong>ai se iuga.”’ (Solomon<br />
F. Kimball, Improvement Era, Feb. 1914, p. 288.)” (i <strong>le</strong><br />
Conference Report, Oke. 1981, 59–60; po o <strong>le</strong> Liahona,<br />
Ian. 1982, 78–79).<br />
Fesili atu:<br />
• O <strong>le</strong> a sou manatu i <strong>le</strong> osigataulaga a na alii talavou e toatolu?<br />
• O <strong>le</strong> a se mea atonu na uunaiina ai i latou ina ia laveaiina<br />
na Au Paia?